Dark Horse Comics has confirmed that it will publish an ongoing series based on Gold Key hero Doctor Solar.

Announced at WonderCon in San Francisco, Doctor Solar, Man Of The Atom will be written by Jim Shooter and drawn by Dennis Calero.

The publisher's synopsis for the book read: "I am the Master of the Unified Field. The God of Energy. The living embodiment of the power of the sun. The most powerful being in the universe, unless there is a God Almighty at the end of time, when all of reality collapses into a Singularity. I am the Man of the Atom."

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The comic is based around a character who is gifted with superpowers following a thermonuclear catastrophe. It follows the hero as he battles supervillains who also gained their abilities from the cataclysm.

Dark Horse will also publish a free book featuring the character titled Doctor Solar/Magnus FCBD 2010 Edition to celebrate Free Comic Book Day on May 1.